Friction and wear micromechanisms of amorphous carbon thin films

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 823-829

  Wei, B ^a   Komvopoulos, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; SOLID LUBRICANT; WEAR;

EID: 0031456544     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833892     Document Type: Article

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